Hello,

I'll soon be replacing my spark plug wires, cap and rotor on my 88 245 with block mounted distributor. And probably by the end of this year my belts.
I plan on buying a timing light so I'm able to check and correct the timing when thru with both those jobs...
So i'm looking for a little guidance today in how about going about doing that. I've had shops do it in the past because I was unsure about myself handling it, but after almost 50k miles and the blood, sweat and tears of my working on and loving my car It's something I NEED to learn to do.

There is a short article by Mark Stites and Gene Stevens in the Electrical: Ignition System part of the FAQ's that is helpful. The Bentley of course I went over. And several web pages and youtube videos I've gone over. And yes, used the search function. :)

I'm still trying to understand the rotating the distributor cap. In the Bentley (280 -16 ignition timing #3) it says to loosen the distributor clamp-down bolt. I don't see a bolt, just two metal clamps that hold the rotor cap to the distributor mount. Is the bolt on certain models, and on mine two clamps?

So a walk through would be extremely helpful. As would any tips and tricks.

I've always had great help from this community! And thanks for all the future knowledge!

-ian

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'88 245,M47,Virgos,245K+